And those who had envied his position the day before began to say on the morrow: "Ah! it is indeed Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it, to any of His servants He pleases! had it not been that Allah was gracious to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up!
(Dan jadilah orang-orang yang kemarin mencita-citakan kedudukan Karun itu) dalam waktu yang singkat (mereka berkata, "Aduhai! Benarlah Allah melapangkan) yakni meluaskan (rezeki bagi siapa yang Dia kehendaki dari hamba-hamba-Nya dan membatasinya) menyempitkannya bagi orang-orang yang dikehendaki-Nya.